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As stated by their homepage: "Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights." Founded in the UK in 1961, Amnesty works to highlight discrepancies between actual human rights practices and the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights|internationally accepted standards]], and lobbies for compliance where these have not been followed. It works to garner public support, most notably in the form of [[letter writing campaigns]], in the belief that this can exert pressure on those who perpetrate abuses.

As stated by their homepage: "'''Amnesty International''' (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights." Founded in the UK in 1961, Amnesty works to highlight discrepancies between actual human rights practices and the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights|internationally accepted standards]], and lobbies for compliance where these have not been followed. It works to garner public support, most notably in the form of [[letter writing campaigns]], in the belief that this can exert pressure on those who perpetrate abuses.

It was the winner of the 1977 [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]].

It was the winner of the 1977 [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]].